men's volleyball

Chapter 122 The first game in the competition area begins

The next day,

Jinling Sports Institute basketball and volleyball hall.

8 teams from 12 provinces gathered together for the second time today after two three-day group training in two places after the first day of assembly.

More than 100 people gathered in the volleyball court and lined up in queues, which seemed to be full of momentum and orderly.

Indeed, as the leaders of the organizers said, there were not too many formalities, no leaders speaking back and forth, and no various speeches.

However, the grouping of the participating teams and the announcement of the schedule, as well as the oaths of the players and coaches, are really intended.

After a process, the time and procedure were quite tight. Lin Mu and his teammates did it again, but it felt like the time passed quickly.

Then, according to two groups and two venues, each was separated, and they started their last familiarization with the venue before the game.

Group A where the Pengli team is in, all the matches will be held in this field, which is also the old basketball and volleyball hall of Xianlin Campus, commonly known as Hall No. [-].

When they were assembled, Lin Mu saw their former opponent Luzhou No. [-] High School again.

As the second place in the Huizhou Youth Volleyball Competition, Luzhou No. [-] Middle School was divided into Group B. After the assembly was announced, they were led by the organizer to another venue.

Throughout the whole process, there was no communication between the teams, including the two teams from Huizhou Province, who just passed by like strangers.

Speaking of it, Huizhou does not attach much importance to youth volleyball.

Many other provinces have sent some provincial sports system leaders to lead the team.Led by the leaders of the superior organization, whether it is one team or two teams, the atmosphere among the participating players is very harmonious.

The two teams from Huizhou went their separate ways, and no one cared and had no sense of existence even before they set off in the province.

Moreover, there is no leadership and coordination from a higher-level organization, and there is almost no communication between the two teams.

On the first day, only coach Lu met with the opposing coach and said a few words.

Lin Mu didn't ask what Coach Lu said to the other party, but it's not hard to see from the posture of the two talking, it's not as natural as it was during the youth volleyball match.

In the final analysis, it was because of the changes after the youth volleyball match.

In the queue, Lin Mu looked at Luzhou No. [-] Squadron where Brilliance was, and watched them appear in front of him for the second time in such a calm and calm manner, and then left.

Lin Mu did not participate in the whispered comments or even the angrily glaring of his teammates.

Brilliance's departure once made them quite passive, because leaving without saying goodbye caught them off guard and made them feel somewhat like a betrayal.

Lin Mu used to be a little bit, but after thinking about it again, he was relieved a lot.

From the perspective of Luzhou No. [-] Middle School, this is just an ordinary method for them to reinforce. As long as no one is in charge and the students are willing, it is only a matter within the rules.As for whether the Pengli Sports School is comfortable or not, and whether it will be hurt or not, it is not in their consideration.

From the player's point of view, everyone has the right to choose, and in such a general environment, it seems understandable for Brilliance to make any choice.

It is not surprising that people go to high places. Maybe Brilliance thinks that this is an experience of people going to high places.Of course, no one is sure whether it is a high place or not.

But Luzhou No. [-] Middle School is a model high school, and it does seem to have a wider path to higher education than sports schools. The starting point of students' own consideration must be the direction that is most beneficial to them.

Lin Mu didn't want to criticize him, and he didn't hate him for anything. If he said that he was most dissatisfied with Brilliance, it was probably that he didn't really face them.

After all, we have been together for half a year, no matter from the school and the coaches, including him and his teammates, we have made contributions.

The two groups of people have been completely separated, and the remaining teams have also dispersed and started to move freely in the stadium.

"嘁~"

At this time, the teammates who watched the person leave turned their eyes back, and many of them had a slightly ugly face, and they couldn't help showing some disdain.

"Captain, Hu Weijia is not here! And, it looks like..."

Han Chen also looked away, as if he had finally made up his mind, then he moved to Lin Mu's side and said softly.

Lin Mu nodded. On the first day, he saw the two former teammates they left, Brilliance and Hu Weijia.

Brilliance came, but Hu Weijia was not there.

"Don't worry about others, it has nothing to do with us, we just hit our own."

Lin Mu didn't know the specific reason, and he didn't want to know. He could even tell that even though Brilliance was there, the situation in the current team didn't seem to be good.

Teenagers are not very good at hiding their emotions, some inadvertent movements and eyes are very revealing.

The game will start in the afternoon, and the rest of the morning is just the final familiarization with the field.

However, they have been training together for three days in this field, and they already know what they should be familiar with.

Therefore, the dozen or so people were not scattered too widely. When Lin Mu and Han Chen were talking, the others naturally leaned over.

Li Feng was relatively inward. He heard what Lin Mu said, looked at Lin Mu's seemingly unchanged expression, and said with some regret: "Captain, I just feel a little pity. We finally got along well. If we didn't leave at that time, maybe we would be together." ..."

"Eh? Eh? Old Li, what do you mean?"

It was still Wen Xiaoqing, before Li Feng finished speaking, he interrupted with a strange yell, and said somewhat "indignantly": "Old Li, it's a pity that you fucked up in front of me, I'm no worse than that kid, right?" ,To know……"

"Okay, okay, Lao Li just feels sorry for Brilliance, but he didn't mention you!"

Lin Mu stretched out his hand with a smile, and rubbed Wen Xiaoqing's head.

Wen Xiaoqing immediately stopped complaining, and hurriedly dodged, but escaped Lin Mu, and leaned towards Li Feng at once, and then Li Feng's hand also came up, making him look helpless while dodging.

The captain suddenly got this bad habit, and now everyone has followed suit.

As the 4th shortest player in the team, and he is often active, he is often injured.

"Ha ha!"

"..."

The appearance of Wen Xiaoqing made the teammates burst into laughter, and the uncomfortable emotions brought about by Brilliance and Luzhou No. [-] Middle School disappeared in a short time.

"Ha ha!"

Lin Mu didn't stop his teammates from making jokes, but also smiled.

After a short break from the joke, he looked around, then waved his hands, and said, "Let's spread out and move around freely. We don't need training this morning. Let's walk around the field first. After the coaches and the others come back, we will go back to the school building Rest and recharge your batteries.

The first game in the afternoon is a strong enemy, we have to meet the game in the best condition! "

"it is good!"

"..."

The teammates responded one after another, and then groups of three or five took a walk in the field. The entire Pengli team seemed extraordinarily relaxed, without the solemnity of welcoming a strong team in the upcoming game.

On the contrary, Lin Mu became a little worried.

Through the interaction with the provincial youth team and the provincial team, the teammates seem to have improved their positioning a lot, and everyone in the whole team is a little indifferent from the bottom of their hearts.

I don't care about the youth team anymore, and I don't care about the so-called strong team anymore.

Mentally not afraid of the game or the opponent, this seems to be a good thing.

But how to put it, some of the urgency of facing a strong enemy, as well as the anticipation and excitement of facing the game are missing.

Moreover, the current team's paper strength is much stronger than before, but it has not really fought a tough battle to make this paper strength completely perfect. Lin Mu is not sure how long it will take to achieve real strength.

The first game is to play against the strongest team recognized in the competition area. Some conditions of the people in the team also greatly affect the state they can play when they play against their opponents.

What's more...

Lin Mu looked at the other three people walking with him, Han Chen, Li Feng, and Zhou Ting.

Especially Han Chen!
It seemed that after seeing Brilliance again, Han Chen had some mental fluctuations again.

"Old Han, are you still thinking about Brilliance?"

Lin Mu didn't go around in circles, and asked directly.

"It's not like I'm thinking about him, but I just think Brother Gangfeng is right, it's a pity!"

When Han Chen said this, Li Feng hurriedly explained: "Old Han, I just felt a little emotional. The captain said that it has nothing to do with us, and it has nothing to do with us. Everyone has his own life!"

Li Feng was speechless for a while. These days, Han Chen seemed to be getting more and more sensitive. Could this be the thinking of a smart person?

"Hehe, Lao Han, individuals have their own choices!"

"Besides, no matter whether you leave voluntarily or passively, whether you enter another school's team or go to a higher position, it's up to you to decide. What did I tell you the other day? Be mindful of gains and losses, and be normal!"

Han Chen nodded silently and hummed lightly.

Lin Mu shook his head secretly. He had said all he could say. He was actually very relieved of Han Chen's level. In this team, he could cooperate with him to achieve good results.

But the mentality of playing stable strength on the court and the mentality of facing unknown things can't be generalized, which really made him a little at a loss as to what to say.

"Don't think about it yet, let's talk about our first opponent."

For the time being, Lin Mu also wanted to change the topic and discuss their first match.

"Jinling No. 17 Middle School, the top three contenders in the perennial national U[-] competition, our first opponent is not easy..."

Lin Mu tried his best to talk to Han Chen and the others from a relaxed and objective perspective.

The national U17 series competition clearly stipulates the last threshold for professional and amateur players. The qualifications for players in the competition formulated by the Volleyball Association clearly stipulate that non-professional players can participate.

Many rules are also similar to the national college volleyball competitions. Players who have not participated in professional competitions or higher-level leagues are required, and it is stipulated that they must be students in intermediate sports schools or high schools.

In the upper U19 and U21, it is no longer limited to whether it is a school team or a provincial and municipal professional team.

But how to say, sometimes such a definition is really vague.

At least he learned something from Lu Lin and his introduction. Even from an intuitive point of view, many players seem to have a good posture.

He has seen two or three of those who are more than two meters tall, and from the perspective of body shape and appearance, there are many things worth thinking about.

Lin Mu didn't know the specific details. He also told his teammates based on what he observed and learned to gain some preliminary understanding.

Time passed quickly, Lin Mu and his teammates temporarily put aside other concerns, walked casually in the arena, observed and discussed their opponents.

About less than an hour later, the team leader Director Chen and Coach Lu came back, and then the personnel assembled and left the arena.

Back in the dormitory, Lu Lin called all the players together for a brief pre-match briefing, where he introduced the opponent's situation more formally.

To say that the school and Director Chen did put in a lot of effort, and they really collected a lot of information about their first opponent.Including other opponents, Director Chen also said that he will follow the video all the way.

Although it's not sure how effective it will be, but at least it has achieved a simple understanding of ourselves and the enemy, and the rest is up to them!
Half a day passed quietly in their preparations, and after a short break after lunch, the group returned to Hall [-], and their first game was coming soon.

1:30 in the afternoon,
On the sidelines of Hall No. [-], Lu Lin didn't want to give too much advice, but just smiled and said to the players: "Go, I've already said enough about what needs to be said, let's warm up first!
Still the same sentence, I am the main one, do a good pass, do a good job of protection, and don't miss every round-trip ball.As long as the ball doesn't hit the ground, the game isn't over..."

After listening, everyone formed a circle and put their hands together to encourage each other, "Come on!"

During the warm-up on the court, Lin Mu looked at their first opponent again in the activity room.

Jinling No. [-] Squadron.

The first opponent in this group is also the strongest opponent, the runner-up of last year's national U17 competition, and the number one seed in Jinling Division this time.

Although some of them were not in the lineup when they won the runner-up last year, the framework of the team is still there, and the accumulation of a school's sports traditions and honors cannot be ignored.

This is an opponent that requires their full strength.

When Lin Mu and the others looked at their opponents side by side, the opponent also deliberately looked at them again.

There are only two players in their early 1 meters, immature and not too strong, it is really impossible for the confident and proud players of Jinling No. 9 Middle School to pay too much attention and attention.

There was only a relaxed, even joking smile on his face.

This made the members of the Pengli team, who were also quite relaxed, feel a little more uncomfortable.

I have never lost an official game I participated in, and I have also played training games with the big brothers of the provincial team. Although they are not proud, they are not confident.Regardless of whether this confidence is blind or not, at least he has never been afraid of any opponent.

Although it seems that the contrast is a bit obvious, they can't tolerate others' contempt, and the team members immediately suffocated in their hearts.The expression on his face couldn't help but change a little.

The change in expression, after the eyes met each other, the atmosphere between the two teams suddenly changed.

Lin Mu greeted his teammates one by one with a smile, encouraged them and suppressed their emotions.

Continue to move the body, try a few more balls, and observe the opponent again by the way. The personnel of the two teams leave the field temporarily with different expressions, and the warm-up is over.

The players returned to the sidelines to assemble, Lu Lin didn't say anything, he didn't even mention the changes in the expressions of the players, he just called out their names and then waved his hands.

14 o'clock in the afternoon,
The Pengli team's starting lineup was back on the court under the leadership of Lin Mu.

The main lineup of the Pengli team today is Zhou Ting, Wen Xiaoqing, Tang Bin as the main attackers, Li Feng and Liu Mingming as the secondary attackers, Lin Mu as the support, Han Chen as the second passer, and Lu Wei as the free man.

The starting positions for the first round are Tang Bin at No. 4 in the front row, Lin Mu at No. 3, Liu Mingming at No. 2, Li Feng at No. 5 in the back row, Han Chen at No. 6, and Zhou Ting at No. 1.The free agent Lu Lin did not make his debut.

The starting lineup of Jinling No. 7 Middle School is No. 4 as the main attacker in the front row, No. 11 as the secondary attacker, and No. 5 as the backup.

In the stands, it was empty and quiet, with few spectators.

On the court, players from both sides are ready to start.

The melodious and clear whistle of the first referee resounded through the No. [-] basketball volleyball hall, and the game officially started!
Zhou Ting, No. 1 of the Pengli team, served first.

teeing ground,
Zhou Ting swept his gaze around the field, clenched his fist, let go, and relaxed his fingers. Then, he took the volleyball thrown by the staff with one hand and stood relaxed.

Slowly withdrawing his wandering gaze, he exhaled lightly.

"Beep!"

Another whistle sounded, and all the muscles in his body tensed.

"1...2...3!"

Silently counting the numbers, Zhou Ting threw the volleyball high when he felt that the frequency of his breath and body were faintly synchronized.

look up, step...

(End of this chapter)